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E. C. PARKER Feb. 14, 1956 NECKTIE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 14, 1954FIG- 6 IN VEN TOR.

PA eke-e EOW/N C.

Feb. 14. 1956 c, PARKER 2,734,196

NECKTIE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 14, 1954 ATTUE VEVJ This inventionrelates to four-in-thand neckties; or cravats, and more particularly tothis type of necktie having a preformed knot. a

It is the principal object of thisinvention to provide a necktie of thepreformed knot type which will overcome the difficulty in accomplishingawell-tied knot having a. neat over-all eifect, because of thecomplicated andtnecessary twisting, pulling double-knotting, misjudgmentof proper distance for drop panels and misjudgment of the proper settingof design patterns to fit both the knotland drop panel to the bestvisual advantage.

it is a further object of this-invention to provide a necktie of thepreformed knot type which is easy to install under the shirt collar andwhich will remain neat ly in place as long as-the wearer so desires,which is always knotted and ready for-wear-and which always has.

the so-called dimple drape, directly under the center of the knot at thetop of the drop panel.

It is still a further object of this invention'toprovide a preformedknot for'the four-in-hand type necktie which will satisfy the greatmajority of wearers and which will' fit most shirt collars, with theknotform assembly-being variable so that it can be. either made smalleror larger to fit wide spread or narrowspreadshirt collar openings.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a necktie of thepreformed knot type having-only a'single' drop panel, thus resulting ina saving of materiahand' wherein the drop panel can be varied as toshape. and width in accordance with the current fashions and-styletrends.

Another and still furtherobject of thisi invention is to provide afour-in-hand necktie of the preformed knot typein which one fabric maybe'used for the knot and a totally different fabric design forthe'singledrop panel, to" thereby permit unlimited combination'of styleeffects, and;

permits of perfect, predetermined 'COIIUOlr'Of designrlocation, both onthe knot form anddrop panel.

A still further object of this invention is to zprovideaanecktie of thepreformed knottype in Whichdifferentlengths of drop panel may beprovidedto properly: fit short, medium and tall men, which is-v notpossibleivvith the conventional type four-in-hand ties,-. the. length-of which is always the same forall-tmen; regardless ofrheigh-t;

Still another object of this invention isto provide-a necktie of thepreformed knot type inwhich.the ma-- terials from which the necktie isto be made arelli-mited only-to those materials having drapingqualities,as,con-- trasted with the conventional type four-in-h'andties which,

are limited to such fabrics and materials that lend themselves'toflexibility, necessary strength, fabric setting and consequent resilientqualities.

Other objects of this invention include the" provision of the necktie ofthe prefbrmedknot type' wh'ich can be worn indefinitely due to thelack-of-pulling,- twisting andfrictional Wear attendant with the-use ofthe conventional necktie, and which staysscleaner: longer for thesame-rem sons, which permits more-comfort thamthe-conventionalifour-in-handtype .oftnecktie since there 'is:onl y-a slight nited StatesPatenf G F elastic band under. the shirt collar as compared to the widerdouble-fold fabric of the conventional tie, and which will permitgreater ease in handling, greater comfort, maximum styling combinations,neatappearance and longer wear, thus representing an important inherentvalue to the necktie.

Other objects and advantages: will-become apparent from a considerationof thefollowi-ngdetailed description, forming, the specification,and'taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawingsgin which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view, partially broken away, showing thenecktie embodying this invention as appliedvtothe collar of aconventional shirt;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the blank from which the outerknotformi-is made and fragmentarily showing the: upper-end of the. droppanel which is to be secured thereto; a

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the upper endof thetoppanel secured to the outer knot form;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figures'2 and 3 but showing, the outerknot form inits closed position with the opposite edges thereof securedtogether in overlying relav pad form in place;

tion to the upper end of the drop panel;

Figure 5 is a top plan viewof-the blank of material from which-the innerknot pad form is made;

Figure 6. is a rear elevational view of the inner knot,

pad formtshown in its folded and'secured position;

Figure, 7' is an exploded elevational view showing the inner and outerknot-forms prior to insertion of the inner knot pad form;

Figure'8 is a rear elevational view with the inner knot Figure. 9 isa'plan view of ablank of material from whichthe outer cover of thepreformed knot is to be made; I

Figure 10 is, a rear perspective view, shown fragmcn:

tarily and partially broken away, of the completed tie' form; 3

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 11--11 of Figure 10;

vFigure 12 is atransverse cross-sectional view taken on linel2'12"ofFigure11; and

Figure 13 is atop plan view of a neck'oand which is to be placed aboutthe, collar of the shirt and hold the;

necktiein place on the shirt.

With continued reference to the drawings, there is shown in Figure l aconventional shirt 10 provided with theiusualcollar 12 and to which thenecktie, generally indicated atl4; is securedby the neckband 16 ofelastic material so that thepreformed knot, generally indicated a618,will be disposed inthe opening; between the Wings of'the collar 12 withthe dimple drape of the drop panel 22." being disposed immediately belowthe preformed knot 18'di'rectly under the, knot at the centerth'ereofwithtthe drop panel ZZdependi-ng from the knot.

With particular reference to Figures 2,.,3, and 4, there is'shown'inFigure 2' a blank of material 24, which-may be leatherette or othersuitable relatively thin, flexible materialof comparatively littleinherent stiffness, and which comprises a central back panel 26 and. apair of side panels 28and 30iextending, from opposite converging edgesof the back panel'defined'alongthelines of a fold.

transversely extending top edge 40 at the upper endof. the drop panel 22are sewn on the rear faceof the back panel 26 and centrally thereof soas to form akeystone 42: Since--thesideedges '3'6 and '38" are sewn tothe lower centralportion-of-the-rear face of the back panel 26inPatented Feb. 14, 1956:-

such manner as to provide a narrower width than the normal width of thedrop panel 22, there will be an excess of material between the sideedges 36 and 38. This excess of material will be folded longitudinallyand centrally thereof and sewn together by stitches 44 to provide araised effect on the panel 26 and which will result in the dimple drape20 extending immediately below the lower edge 46 of the back panel 26. i

As shown in Figure 4, the side panels 28 and 30 are then folded towardeach other along the lines of fold 32 and 34 respectively so that theirouter converging edges 48 and 50 are in slightly overlapping positionand secured together by suitable stitching to define an inner knot form,generally indicated at 52, which is in the form of a hollow shell havinginclined sides, with the back panel 26 being spaced from the juncture ofthe secured together outer edges 48 and 56 of the respective side panels28 and 3t).

With respect to the inner knot pad form, generally indicated at 54 andas shown in Figures and 6, it will be seen that a blank of material 56has been provided, the blank preferably being of a relatively stiff, yetbendable, material such as leather and of somewhat heavier guage orthickness than the thickness of the blank of the material 24. The blankof material 56 includes a central panel 58 and a pair of laterallyextending, generally triangular wing panels 60 and 62 along oppositeinclined edges 64 and 66, which are in converging relation, with thewings 60 and 62 extending from the arcuate top edge 68 of the centralpanel 53 to a location intermediate the ends of the side edges 64 and 66respectively. The lower or bottom edge of the central panel 58 has anotch 70 (Figure 5) therein of rather flat V-shape.

The Wings 61) and 62 are adapted to be folded along lines of fold 72 and74 respectively which are coincident with the respective side edges 62and 64 so that the wings are in spaced relation to the rear face of thecentral panel 58. A metal bar 76 of relatively thin guage and readilydeformable due to its relative thinness, extends between the wings 60and 62 as they are folded toward each other about the lines of fold 72and '74 so as to extend across the space between the outer edges 78 and80 at the upper corners thereof with the outer edges being in spacedparallel relation, as shown in Figure 6.

The inner knot pad form 54, thus being completed, is adapted forinsertion in the open top of the outer knot form 52 with the front faceof the central panel 58 underlies the inner face of the front of theouter knot form defined by the secured together side panels 28 and 3tand a pair of rivets pass through aligned openings in the Wings 6%] and62 of the inner knot pad form 54 and openings or holes adjacent theupper edge of the side panels 28 and 30 and through the metal bar 76adjacent opposite ends thereof so as to secure the outer knot formtogether with the inner knot pad form, as shown in Figures 7 and 8. InFigure 12, it will be clearly seen that the rivets 82 pass through thewings 60 and 62 and the side panels 28 and 30 of the outer knot formwith the metal bar 76 disposed therebetween and the rivets 82 alsopassing through the metal bar adjacent opposite ends thereof.

In Figure 9, there is shown a blank of material, generally indicated as84, which may be of suitable textile material and limited only as to thetype of textile materials which have draping qualities. The blank ofmaterial 84 is designed to form a cover, generally indicated at 86, forthe secured together inner knot pad form and outer knot form 54 and 52respectively.

The blank of material 84 is generally semi-oval in shape with thesimulated arcuate peripheral portion thereof consisting of a series ofconnected, short straight lines extending from an end strip panel 88 toand oppositely disposed, somewhat similar end strip panel 90. A line offold 92 extends about the simulated arcuate portion of the blank ofmaterial in spaced parallel relation inwardly thereof and also extendsacross the end strip panel 90 so that the material between the line offold 92 and the outer edge of the simulated arcuate portion of the blank84 will define a hem which may be folded under and sewn. About the upperend of the simulated arcuate portion remote from the end strip panels 38and 90, there is provided a pair of triangular areas a and b and inwhich the base of the triangle of the areas is coincident with the lineof fold 92, and the sides b of the triangular area b may be sewntogether after the area has been folded inwardly along the line of foldb to thereby form a dart.

Similarly, the triangular area a will have its opposite sides defined bythe fold lines a sewn together after the fold line a" has been foldeddownwardly so as to provide another dart. Spaced from the respectivetriangular areas a and b are another pair of triangular areas 0 and ddisposed to the sides of the areas a and 1) toward the end strip panels88 and 90, respectively. These triangular areas c and d are also sewn insuch manner as to form darts, with the same procedure being followed asin connection with the areas rz and [2. Thus, four darts are provided inthe blank of material 34 which will permit proper line shaping for thetop of the Wrap-around cover 86 when applied to the knot form,especially along the curved line at the top back edge of the knot formdefined by the outer knot form 52 and the inner knot pad form 54.

Hem panels 94 and 96 are provided in the blank of material 84 at anindented location between the end strip panels 88 and 9t) and in side byside relation. The hem panels 94 and 96 are defined by short lines ofcut 97, 93 and 99 extending inwardly from the periphery of the blank ofmaterial 84 at the location indicated. The hem panels 94 and 96 areadapted to be folded under and secured by an anchor stitch, which islocated at the front center adjacent the bottom of the outer face of theback panel 26 of the outer knot form 52.

A pair of panels 100 and 161 defined by the line of fold 92 whichextends across the end strip panels 88 and 90 and the first length ofshort straight section in a direction away therefrom towards the top ofthe simulated arcuate portion of the blank, and fold lines 102 and 106in the case of the panel 100 and similar fold lines 166 and 108m thecase of the panel 101. The two panels 160 and 101 are sewn together anddisposed at the center of the back panel 26 of the outer knot form 52 sothat the panels 100 and 101 overlie the sides and rear of the knotportion of the tie While the front central panel 110 defined between thefold lines 102 and 1426 and fold lines 112 and 114 across the topthereof with the lower end defined by the fold lines 116 and 118 whichalso constitute the lines of fold about which the hem panels 94 and 96are folded under, will extend across the outer face of the sewn togetherside panels 28 and 36 of the outer knot form 52 as the blank of material84 is transformed into a cover 86 for the knot shell defined by therespective outer and inner knot forms 52 and 54.

A top panel 120 is defined in the blank of material 84- between the foldlines 112 and 114 and the portion of the fold line 92 extending in thesimulated arc portion from the juncture of the fold line 102 with thefold line 112 to the juncture of the fold line 106 with the fold line114. It is in this top panel that the four darts a, b, c, and d aretaken. Thus, when the blank of material 84 is applied as the cover 86about the knot shell, the top panel 120 will extend across the open topof the knot shell in closing relation thereto.

A pair of eye screws 122 and 124 extend through the cover 86, whichresults from the application of the blank of material 84 about the tieform shell in the manner hereinbefore deschribed, and through the outerand inner knot forms 52 and 54 adjacent the opposite front upper cornersthereof so that the eye portion of each of the bolts extends outwardlytherefrom while the threaded shank portion extends through suitablyaligned apertures in the cover, inner and outer knot forms, and each ofthe eye screws 122 and 124 are secured by nuts 126 and 128. This definestwo anchorings for the wrap-around cover 86 to prevent slipping of thetextile material from which the cover is made about the knot shell form.

With the cover 86 thus encircling the tie form and anchored thereto bythe eye screws 122 and 124, the top panel 120 is folded back along thelines of fold 112 and 114 to be in closing relation with the open top ofthe knot form, and the panels 100 and 101 which have been sewn togetherby stitching 103 will be disposed along the back panel 26 which definesthe back of the knot form.

It will be apparent that in forming the knot form, especially inconnection with the insertion of the inner knot pad form 54 in the outerform 52, that the metal bar 76 will be deformed into a slight are sothat the wings 60 and 62 of the inner knot pad form will be inunderlying relation and in contact with the rear of the outer knot formdefined by the back panel 26.

The neck band 16 comprises a length of elastic material of relativelynarrow width, the opposite ends of which are provided with hooks 130 and132 which are detachably interengageable with the eye portions of theeye screws 122 and 124 respectively so that the necktie 14 may besecured under the collar 12 of the shirt with the knot 18 disposed inthe space between the wings of the collar 12. The neck band 16 may beprovided in varying lengths conforming to the normal shirt collar sizesso that for a particular shirt collar size, a specific length ofneckband 16 will be employed with the necktie 14.

It will be noted that joined side panels 28 and 30, as well as theadjoining panel 58 of the respective outer and inner tie forms 52 and 54extend at an angle to the panels 26 and 58, and which when securedtogether define the front of the knot 18 are of somewhat greater heighththan the rear portion of the knot form defined by the back panel 26 andthe underlying wing panels 62 and 60 secured together by means of therivets 82 passing therethrough and through the metal bar 76 disposedtherebetween. Thus, as clearly shown in Figure 11, the knot 18 will bedisposed in the opening between the wings of the collar 12 at a plannedangle thereto and the dimple drape 20 disposed just below the knot 18and in center of the drop panel 22. Also, due to the disposition of theeye screws 122 and 124 at the upper corners of the front of the knot 18,the resilience of the neck band 16 secured to the respective eye screwswill tend to maintain the knot 18 at the planned angle with respect tothe front of the shirt so that an attractive appearance willautomatically be maintained at all times while the necktie is beingworn.

Also, it will be apparent that the material from which the cover 86 ismade may be of a different design and pattern, as well as being of adifierent fabric or material than that of the drop panel 22 thusproviding innumerable variations in design.

What is claimed is:

1. In a necktie, a preformed knot comprising an outer knot form, aninner knot pad form disposed within said outer knot form and securedthereto and a cover of textile material wrapped about said outer knotform, said outer knot form including a back panel and a pair of sidepanels disposed in diverging relation to said back panel along oppositeside edges thereof, said side panels having their outer edges remotefrom said back panel side edges secured together to be located at thefront of the knot, and said side panels being disposed in angularrelation with respect to said back panel, said inner pad form includinga central panel disposed in underlying relation and contacting saidsecured together side panels of said outer knot form, a pair of wingsextending from opposite sides of said central panel with their outeredges remote from said central panel in spaced relation thereto andspaced from each other, and contacting the inner face of said backpanel.

2 In a necktie, a preformed knot comprising an outer knot form, an innerknot pad form disposed within said outer knot form and secured theretoand a cover of textile material wrapped about said outer knot form, saidouter knot form including a back panel and a pair of side panelsdisposed in diverging relation to said back panel along opposite sideedges thereof, said side panels having their outer edges remote fromsaid back panel side edges secured together to be located at the frontof the knot, and said side panels being disposed in angular relationwith respect to said back panel, said inner pad form including a centralpanel disposed in underlying relation and contacting said securedtogether side panels of said outer knot form, a pair of wings extendingfrom opposite sides of said central panel with their outer edges remotefrom each other, and contacting the inner face of said back panel, a barextending between said outer edges of said wings and disposed betweensaid wings and said back panel, and means for securing said bar to saidWings and said back panel.

3. In a necktie, a preformed knot comprising an outer knot form, aninner knot pad form disposed within said outer knot form and securedthereto and a cover of textile material wrapped about said outer knotform, said outer knot form including a back panel and a pair of sidepanels disposed in diverging relation to said back panel along oppositeside edges thereof, said side panels having their outer edges remotefrom said back panel side edges secured together to be located at thefront of the knot, and said side panels being disposed in angularrelation with respect to said back panel, said inner pad form includinga central panel disposed in underlying relation and contacting saidsecured together side panels of said outer knot form, a pair of Wingsextending from opposite sides of said central panel with their outeredges remote from each other, and contacting the inner face of said backpanel, a bar extending between said outer edges of said wings anddisposed between said wings and said back panel, and means for securingsaid bar to said wings and said back panel, and a drop panel having akeystone at its upper end, said keystone secured to said outer knot formso that said panel depends therefrom.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS212,290 Weill Feb. 11, 1879 769,506 Stark Sept. 6, 1904 2,463,230 WhiteMar. 1, 1949 2,596,739 Titone May 13, 1952

